Dark Souls combined sales won't be that much higher than demon's souls. 2 million compared to 1.67 million is nothing especially since dark souls was released on PC as well.

Dark Souls sold less on PS3 cause people bought Demons cause of hype and thought it sucked and didnt buy the spiritual successor. Not that hard to figure out.

In hindsight, it was probably a bad decision.

At the time it made sense, though.

Yes it was a good decision. It's always better to sell to a larger pool of potential buyers.

On PS3 Demon Souls sold 1.64m while Dark Souls sold 1.16m. It would NOT have sold more PS3 copies if it was exclusive.

If I had to guess I'd say that people who played Demon Souls probably got enough of it and didn't feel the need for more. If Dark Souls had been a PS3 exclusive it would have sold even less.

If there is a substantial number of Demon Souls fans who refused to buy Dark Souls because it wasn't a PS3 exclusive then I weep for the gaming community.

Well, I think that a third Souls Games would sell worse because I think that many tried out the game because of the fabulous reviews and did not like it. Being difficult alone is a factor that may enjoy hardcore gamers... but even if Video games originated as challenging games they turned into a form of entertainment. I know many who like to play their games on easy mode and enjoy the story/setting. They are no "competitive" gamer, dislike online multiplayer modes and get no satisfaction out of "beating a hard challenge".

I platinum Demon's Soul and I must admit that I was not really well entertained. The story was minimal, the character was silent and it simply wasn't happening much. It really was more like a pure Action Game with RPG elements than a RPG for me. There was not much entertainment for people that do not enjoy a hard difficult level. So after beating Demon's Soul I decided that I would not fell again for the high reviews and that I am finished with the Franchise.

So all in all, going multiplatform did surely increase the potential of buyers. But even with the high reviews I doubt that being a difficult action Game alone will not offer a substantially larger sales numbers for the franchise. I think that there is a large portion of gamers that find the game lacking in entertainment value and will not buy a second game of the franchise. After All, Demon's Souls was never supposed the come the West initially because Sony doubted it to be a success.

Are you kidding me? I want to go out and buy the Prepare to Die edition when that comes out. I bought Demon's Souls because I loved Dark Souls so much, and I'd be beyond excited if From Software announced a sequel. Dark Souls is perhaps one of my favorite games this console generation. It's locked me in my bedroom like no other game has except for Deus Ex: Human Revolution. In fact, if I had a gaming PC I'd be buying the PC version too.

You bring up valid points, but Demon's/Dark Souls is a game targeted at the gamer and isn't meant for casual play. Sure it might lose some of the sells that the two enjoyed originally, but it will always retain a core fanbase and so isn't in danger of losing a ton of sells next time around. If anything, it has set itself up for more success since it went multiplatform thereby drawing in sells from the 360 crowd.

It may very well be possible that a sequel won't sell any better, but I personally feel the series has a long life ahead of itself.

And some people out there who bought it because they did betray Sony like me.

Bought the 360 version as a thankyou to From Software.

The op is crazy.

Your not comparing timeframes. Of which going mulitiplat is clearly an amazing move as Dark is destroying Demons sametime frame sales.

Do we even have proof that the sales are accurate? Game sales for smaller titles hasn't always been accurate.

The comparison is invalid. Dark Souls sold in three different regions whereas demon's souls only sold in some regions before being introduced to other regions. And then there was the fact that demon's souls was not proven, reviews and popular opinion drove its sales whereas dark souls is a sequel to demon's souls; a proven new IP.

Besides, it is hardly selling as fast as demon's souls did.

This year Demon's Souls did 150,000; whereas Dark Souls combined on consoles did 350,000. Not that much of a difference. Especially considering the fact that this is Dark Souls's second year in the market.